it has gotten to the point where the republican party is now a caricature of evil, like the legion of doom or smersh. they are a joke. a sick, cruel, vicious joke that represents the single greatest threat this country has ever faced in its 200+ year history.

My PA friends laughed at me when I moved to DE. Who's laughing now, asshats? I can go to Philly, Baltimore or DC in less than 2 hours for any of them; I don't have Corbett systematically turning my state into a Mad Max hellscape to deal with.

Not to worry, all those tax dollars PA's getting from fracking will be able pay for this....what, Corbett gave millions in tax breaks to those guys too???? WHAT THE FARK????

At least he didn't let a child molester go unpunished when he was Attorney General....OH WAIT HE DID THAT TOO! Is this guy going for worst politician in Pennsylvania history? I know the bar is high, but holy shiat!

thenewmissus:If conservatives had their way, education would be a privilege. Just scary.

Actually, it education would still be *compulsory*, but the kids would have have to enter into an indentured servitude agreement with a corporation that took effect when they graduated. Oh, and they'd have arranged marriages, too.

It's not about having stupid people, it's about having slaves. Conservatives really REALLY want feudalism to make a comeback.

Ambivalence:This is becoming common enough among republican politicians it's a wonder anyone votes for the, anymore.

I honestly don't know. There's this downright bizarre mental block among GOP voters tho. Most cannot focus on the faults of their own party. I mean that literally. They ALWAYS change the subject to the democrats. I can't get my remaining GOP friends to admit that the republicans have made mistakes,

I can't speak for PA, but in MD the charter schools have little to no regulation. The one I am most familiar with simply drops kids off at the nearby library for 3 hours every day for "individual study".

coeyagi:My PA friends laughed at me when I moved to DE. Who's laughing now, asshats? I can go to Philly, Baltimore or DC in less than 2 hours for any of them; I don't have Corbett systematically turning my state into a Mad Max hellscape to deal with.

I know about half a dozen teachers who GTFO of there as soon as they could find a job anywhere else.

I look forward to the typical thread where everyone explains that the one and only way to improve education is to pay existing teachers more, so long as no attempt is made to direct those raises at good teachers or get rid of poor performing teachers.

BMFPitt:I look forward to the typical thread where everyone explains that the one and only way to improve education is to pay existing teachers more, so long as no attempt is made to direct those raises at good teachers or get rid of poor performing teachers.

Weaver95:Ambivalence: This is becoming common enough among republican politicians it's a wonder anyone votes for the, anymore.

I honestly don't know. There's this downright bizarre mental block among GOP voters tho. Most cannot focus on the faults of their own party. I mean that literally. They ALWAYS change the subject to the democrats. I can't get my remaining GOP friends to admit that the republicans have made mistakes,

FlashHarry:i realize that PA is philadelphia and pittsburgh with alabama in-between, but what's the chance that this asshole gets reelected?

He's become more & more disliked as his term progresses. He's pissed off a lot of people in his own party. I could see him get primaried or lose in the general (if the Democrats can field a good candidate).

Ned Stark:Weaver95: Ambivalence: This is becoming common enough among republican politicians it's a wonder anyone votes for the, anymore.

I honestly don't know. There's this downright bizarre mental block among GOP voters tho. Most cannot focus on the faults of their own party. I mean that literally. They ALWAYS change the subject to the democrats. I can't get my remaining GOP friends to admit that the republicans have made mistakes,

It's very strange.

Good thing Democrats would never have that sort of problem.

You put all the voters that do this about Democrats and all the voters that do this about the GOP into one room, and I will show you a room that contains 98% of this countries political problems.

The GOP, up to its eyes in idiots right now, just happen to be the more visible of the two right now.

speaking to a NY state public school teacher this past weekend, Subby is spot on. those in charge in NY State awarded a $35 million contract to a UK company supplying an all-inclusive mandatory teaching system designed for exactly what Subby wrote: student failure, making teachers appear incompetent, union busting and eventual privatization. farking scary. parents in the low rent high crime high drug use areas could care less, they hated school and they hate teachers. parents in up scale bordering school districts don't care either, they gladly pay tuition to charter schools that also receive big grants and donations from corporations that enjoy tax write-offs or send their children to private schools and academies.

KrispyKritter:speaking to a NY state public school teacher this past weekend, Subby is spot on. those in charge in NY State awarded a $35 million contract to a UK company supplying an all-inclusive mandatory teaching system designed for exactly what Subby wrote: student failure, making teachers appear incompetent, union busting and eventual privatization. farking scary. parents in the low rent high crime high drug use areas could care less, they hated school and they hate teachers. parents in up scale bordering school districts don't care either, they gladly pay tuition to charter schools that also receive big grants and donations from corporations that enjoy tax write-offs or send their children to private schools and academies.